Dr. Jason Crean is a biologist, an avid aviculturist, and professor in the Department of Biological Science at Saint Xavier University. Crean often speaks to avicultural groups across the country and acts as consultant to zoos and other institutions, particularly when it comes to animal nutrition and biologically appropriate enrichment. Dr. Crean currently teaches courses like "Zoo Biology: Animal Nutrition, Behavior & Diagnostics" and "Animal Nutrition" at this university where he also is co-director of the Animal Nutrition Laboratory which has a special interest in avian nutrition. Crean has been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, the highest award a teacher can receive in the US, by President Obama in 2009, the 2010 Leadership in Science Education Prize by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as awards from the National Science Teachers Association, the National Association of Biology Teachers, the Illinois Science Teachers Association, among others. Most recently he was awarded the 2016 Golden Apple award for excellence in teaching as well as the 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award by the National Science Teaching Association. He currently resides in Orlando, FL where he manages his aviary with species of toucans, fruit doves, crowned pigeons, tanagers, waxbills, partridges, and more, including his sidekick, a black palm cockatoo named Sirius.

Learn more about Dr. Crean and his research and consulting activities at https://www.drcrean.com. And for fun, check out his Biology of Magical Creatures site of Harry Potter Biology at https://www.drcrean.com/magical-creatures.

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